An amendment to the motion of the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons on Monday, asking the House to approve the Defence White Paper, will be moved by the Opposition Liberals. before the new flood waters. Most of those forced to flee were migratory workers living in the lowlands adjoining the river.
The new flood threatened Fresno County and adjoining counties as the river continued to rise rapidly. Half the city of Fresno was under water ranging from one to nine feet in depth, Members of the American Legion began patrolling streets to prevent looting. The Santa Fe railway embankment was the only thing preventing the flooding of the entire business district.
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